The Agendas Of Tibetan Refugees

Since the arrival of the first Tibetans in exile in 1959, a vast and continuous wave of international – especially Western – support has permitted these refugees to survive and even to flourish in their temporary places of residence. Today, these Tibetan refugees continue to attract assistance from Western governments, organizations and individuals, while other refugee populations are largely forgotten in the international agenda. This book shows and discusses how Tibetan refugees continue to attract resources, due, notably, to the dissemination of their political and religious agendas, as well as how a movement of Western supporters, born in very different conditions, guaranteed a unique relationship with these refugees.

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This book explores the devastating consequences and psychological ruptures of refugeehood as it evocatively recounts the life histories of dislocated Tibetans expelled from their homes since 1959. Following the genre of a story, the book offers dynamic understandings of unconscious processes and the intergenerational transmission of trauma across generations of an exiled and internally displaced people. The book analyses the paradoxical spaces which Tibetans in exile occupy as they strive to preserve their cultural and spiritual heritage, rituals, religion, and language while also dynamically remoulding themselves to adapt to their living realities. Presenting a nuanced picture, it narrates stories of refugees, political prisoners and survivors of torture along with stories of loss and angst, cultural celebrations and political demonstrations. The author in this new edition highlights and explores the art, artists, and poetry in the exiled community. The volume also looks at the significance of Buddhism and the philosophy of the Dalai Lama for the people in exile and the personal and collective will of the community to connect their lost past to a living present and an imagined future. Rooted in the psychoanalytical tradition, this book will be of interest to psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, scholars of literature, and arts and aesthetics. It will also appeal to those interested in Sino-Tibetan relations, Buddhist studies, South Asian Studies, cultural and peace studies, and those working with refugees, and displaced persons.

This Book Is An Attempt To Document The Lives Of Members Of The Exiled Tibetan Community In Indian And Elsewhere. It Thus Aims To Fill A Gap In Our Understanding. The Book Focuses On Two Main Themes: How Tibetans In Exile Preserve Their Culture, And How The Community Prepares Itself For The Return To Tibet. The Book Also Carries An Interview With His Holiness The Dalai Lama

It Is A Well Known Fact That The Problem Of Tibetan Refugees Is A Living Problem And It Is Bound To Remain So For Many Years To Come. In Fact It Is Very Much True That Despite Constant Protests Made By Communist China On The Issue Of Tibetan Refugees, The Government Of India Remains In A State Of Readiness To Tackle The Problem On A Scale And In A Manner Which The Magnitude And Intensity Of The Problem Demand. The Grant Of Asylum To Political And Religious Refugees Has Been The Tradition Of Every Civilized Community... Respiration Is Not The Ultimate, Real Solution Of The Problem Of Tibetan Refugees. On The Contrary, The Immediate Problems And Important Questions Of These Refugees Are The Three Basic Needs Of Livelihood, Food, Clothing And Shelter. Besides This, Medical Aid, Education, Employment, Settlement And Finally Absorption Come To The Forefront. These Questions Are Not Temporary Or Time Being Concerns At Least In The Case Of Tibetan Refugees. So, One Has To Foresee The Long-Term Time Solutions In Terms Of Future Generation Of Tibetan Refugees. This Is How The Situation Of Tibetan Refugees In India Provoked The Author To Undertake This Study Which Makes An Attempt To Find Out The Action/Reaction Of The Local People Vis-A-Vis Tibetans In And Around The Settlement Camps. Contents Chapter 1: An Introduction To The Term Refugee; Chapter 2: Historical Background Of Tibetan Refugees; Chapter 3: Survival In Exile; Chapter 4: Reconstruction Of Tibet In Exile; Chapter 5: Implications On India As A Host Nation.

An in-depth study of the various aspects of Tibetan refugees, beginning with their flight, resettlement in the Himalayan regions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Gangtok, Ravangla(Sikkim) and adaptation to their host environments. Studies from both sociological and anthropological points of view, this study is different from the other studies done on the same subject, in that based on an area physically, culturally and linguistically similar to their homeland.

One Of The Few Books On Tibetan Refugees That Have Come Out From Indian Authors In Recent Years. The Field Work Was Concluded In 2003 Which Makes The Books Timely And Contemporary. 9 Chapters, Annexure And Appendices And A Glossary Of Tibetan Chinese Words Used In Tibetan Context.